Child&#39;s rattle



E. NUDELMAN CHILD'S RATTLE Nov. 25, 1952 Filed March 6, 1948 gom'na/ Na delmmn/ 2 1M Zia Patented Nov. 25, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE CHILDS BATTLE Eoina Nudelman, Chicago, Ill.

Application March 6, 1948, Serial No. 13,392

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an improvement in childrens rattles.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a rattle having an attractive toy character which is rockable back and forth as the rattle is manipulated, providing a visual attraction for the child in addition to its rattle qualities.

Another object is to provide a rattle which will give the appearance when manipulated of a newly born chick breaking through its egg shell.

Other objects will become apparent as this description progresses.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my rattle.

Fig. 2 is a view partly in cross section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional View taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

The rattle comprises an egg shaped shell 10, formed preferably of an upper and lower sections 12 and I4. Each of these sections has a circumferential right angled shoulder or ledge l6 and I8 between which is secured a disc member 20. It will be seen that the peripheral edge of the disc fits between the shoulders 16 and I8 and is held firmly in place when the upper and lower sections are permanently secured together by an adhesive or in any other suitable manner.

The disc has an opening 22 centrally thereof and a pair of spaced vertical walls 24 adjacent said opening. The wall extends above and below the disc. The wall portion extending above is arcuate shaped as at 26 and the depending portion 21 has aligned openings 28.

A hollow baby chick head 30 having a neck 32 is rockably or pivotally supported by means of a pin 34 passing through the aligned openings 28 and an opening 36 in the neck 32. Noise making members 33 are contained in the hollow head 30. A suitable handle 38 is secured to the lower shell section.

The lower shell section 54 as well as the disc 2!] and spaced vertical walls 24 are made opaque, while the upper shell section I2 is transparent.

It will be seen that as the child manipulates or handles the rattle, the head 30 will be rocked or pivoted back and forth, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and that from whatever position the rattle is viewed, only the head and a short portion of the neck would be visible and the manner of its support would be hidden from view, thus enhancing the attractiveness of the rattle.

In the drawings I have shown a chicks head and sufiicient part of its neck to give the appearance of its attempting to break through its shell, particularly when it is rocked back and forth. While I have shown this specific character, it will be understood that any other character can be similarly constructed.

I claim:

1. A rattle comprising a handle portion, a closed shell in the shape of an egg secured upwardly of said handle, the upper portion of said shell being transparent with the lower portion opaque, a rockable element comprising a head and neck simulating the head and neck of a chick, said element being pivotally mounted within said shell so that only said head and neck are visible and when rocked, being adapted to impinge the head on said shell to create the illusion of a chick attempting to break through its shell.

2. A rattle comprising a closed shell in the shape of an egg, the upper portion of said shell being transparent with the lower portion opaque, a horizontal opaque partition within said shell alined with the top of the opaque portion of the shell, said partition having an opening therein, a rockable element having a head and neck simulating the head and neck of a chick, said element having its lower end pivotally mounted below said partition with said head extending through said opening above said partition so that only said head and neck are visible, said element when rocked being adapted to impinge said head on said shell to create the illusion of a chick attempting to break through its shell.

EOINA NUDELMAN.

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